34,333
edits
Changes
→Changing Printer Ownership
To assign ownership to another user or group, open the properties dialog for the printer, select the ''Security'' tab and then click on Advanced. In the advanced settings screen, select the ''Owner'' tab. This screen will list the current owner, together with a list of users and group to which ownership may be changed. If the intended new owner is not listed in the ''Change owner to:'' list, click on the ''Other users or groups...'' button to access the ''Select User or Group'' dialog box. Enter the name of a user or group and click on the ''Check Names'' button. With the correct name selected, click on ''OK'' to return to the list of owners. Select the desired owner from the list and click on ''Apply'' to commit the change of ownership.
== Printer Pooling Configuration ==
Printer Pooling refers to the process of allocating multiple physical print devices to a single logical printer. In such a configuration print jobs to the logical printer are assigned by the print server to the first available physical printer in the pool. A key requirement is that the physical printers that make up a pool must all use the same print driver and have the same amount of memory.
To configure printer pooling, install a printer such that it uses a particular port (such as a local port or IP address). Attach the other printers that are to make up the pool, but do not install them via Print Management. Once the first printer is installed, open the properties dialog for that printer by right clicking on it in Print Management and select the ''Ports'' tab. In the ports page select the ''Enable printer pooling'' option. If the ports to which the additional printers are connected are listed make sure they are all selected. Note that a pool can be made up of printers connected in any combination of ways (network, serial, parallel, USB etc). In the case of network printers, click on ''Add Port...'' and enter the IP address of the additional printer, click '''New Port...'' and allow the wizard to create the new port. Once all the new ports are added and selected, click ''Apply'' to create the printer pool. The following figure illustrates a printer pool comprising three HP Deskjet network printers:
[[Image:windows_server_2008_printer_pool.jpg|Configuring a Windows Printer Pool]]
== Configuring Printer Queue Availability and Priority ==
